Xia Xiaoqiu has always jumped out, thinking that one play is one play, and she didn't give her a chance to refuse at all. After saying that, he said hello to Uncle Zhong and wanted to take her to the Tiger Camp to see the willows.

Zhong Bo naturally hesitated: "This ......"

"Don't worry, uncle, I will definitely bring Miss Song back well, and there will be no hair missing, if there is a hair missing, you can ask me!"

Since he said so, Uncle Zhong was not able to raise any more objections: "The old slave naturally trusts Lord Xia. It's just this ball......"

"I'll get it when I get back!"

Xia Xiaoqiu has made up his mind, and no one can stop him.

The mute who had been hiding in the kitchen came out, his expression had returned to his original state: "I'll go too." ”

Xia Xiaoqiu glanced at him arrogantly: "It's hard to get in when there are many people, so you just wait at home." ”

This man offended him at the right time, and he was not happy to let him follow.

Song Ran knew that he couldn't push this matter, so he had to go out with him. On the way to the Tiger Camp, passing by the Yamen of the Imperial Guard, Xia Xiaoqiu randomly found an official uniform for her to change into. The tiger camp was in the north of the city, some distance from the yamen, and he brought two fast horses and asked her, "Can you ride?" ”

She nodded hesitantly: "I've ridden once, and it should be no problem to slow down." ”

Xia Xiaoqiu handed the reins of one of the little red horses to her, and said, "This horse is called Chengfeng, and it has the most docile temperament, so it was specially chosen for you, get on the horse." On the way, he told her again, "Keep up!" ”

He didn't deliberately control his speed all the way, and Song Ran could barely keep up. After about two moments, I saw the gate of the camp in the distance. In addition to the forbidden army, there are two main garrisons in Beijing, one is the tiger army in the north of the city, obeying the orders of the military department and the saint, and the other is the Lingbei army of King Chengwu, which is the personal soldiers of King Chengwu, and then the rest is some scattered troops, which is not as good as these two into a climate.

Lingbei is the personal soldiers of King Chengwu, the nature is a little delicate, the tiger camp is the royal forbidden army, the military officials of the imperial court, many are selected from here. Because the school field here is large enough, many clan children like to come to the school field here to bow or shoot willows.

Just looking at the frames parked in front of the camp, you can see how big the scale and how high the specifications of this willow shooting competition are.

Xia Xiaoqiu and Song Ran got out of the carriage, showed the waist card of the Ting Wei Division to the guards in front of the camp, and said, "I am Xia Xiaoqiu, the Ting Wei Division, I have something urgent to find my family, please let me go!" ”

Song Ran said secretly, where did he get in, it was clearly under the banner of Shen Hanxi, and he walked in blatantly.

Today's camp is full of dignitaries, the identity of the people in and out of the inspection is very strict, the guards turned over and over to confirm that his waist card is correct, his eyes fell on the saber on his waist, and said: "Lord Xia, weapons are not allowed to enter." ”

Xia Xiaoqiu pouted, took off the waist knife and threw it to him, telling him that he must be optimistic.

After the man had put away the knife and was about to be searched again, he complained of trouble and obediently opened his arms.

After the other party searched him, he wanted to search Song Ran's body again, she dodged and called, "Lord Xia." ”

Xia Xiaoqiu stretched out his hand and pulled her to his side, and said, "Look at his small body, even if he brings a weapon in, what kind of wind and waves can he turn over?" As he spoke, he pushed him away without saying anything, "Get out, what's wrong, you're going to do it." ”

Xia Xiaoqiu was Shen Hanxi's henchman, and he didn't dare to say anything as a small soldier, so he saw the two enter the camp. Not to mention, Shicai's brocade clothes with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes are full of bookish air, thin arms and legs, I'm afraid he can't even lift a knife!

Xia Xiaoqiu was obviously familiar with the road, and took Song Ran straight to the school.

Before they even arrived at the place, they could already hear cheers from afar, one after another. A special field is enclosed by a fence on the school field, and there are more than ten curtains on the side of the field, and tables, chairs and benches are set up at the bottom, which is a place for the nobles and their families who participate in the willow shooting to rest. I saw that the flags on the field were clear, and several teams of soldiers of different colors stood behind different flags, shouting and cheering for their respective generals.

There was a sergeant on the field galloping and shooting. Those who shoot willows are tied to the willows with handkerchiefs to identify them, and each time they shoot a broken one, they will beat gongs and drums to wish victory. When Song Ran shuttled on the sidelines with Xia Xiaoqiu, he saw a man in a dark coat on the field shooting accurately and galloping away.

The high-spirited demeanor and neat posture provoked bursts of applause.

Song Ran recognized who that person was, and his eyelids couldn't help jumping, but he didn't expect King Chengwu to come here to join in the fun.

Xia Xiaoqiu came over secretly, didn't dare to be too high-profile, and took Song Ran to a place where he could see half of his family's face, and then stopped going.

The moment he saw Shen Hanxi, Song Ran's heart was a little refusal, but he had to admit that although he was not wearing an official uniform, he was also extremely outstanding among the crowd, although the man in the splendid costume beside him was also handsome, but compared to him, it was a lot more paled.

Since he was invited by the eldest prince, then the one next to him should be the eldest prince.

The eldest prince is only eighteen or nineteen years old this year, and the second and third princes under the other tent are even younger, both fourteen or fifteen years old. Today's saint was crowned king at the age of fifteen, and seized the throne at the age of nineteen, although the harem was beautiful with three thousand, but only gave birth to two children with Chen Guifei, since the death of Chen Guifei, there has been no concubine pregnant with the imperial heir, even if it is Su Long, the concubine who later favored the sixth palace, did not become that exception.

The eldest prince has always been low-key, although the two royal brothers were born to the same mother as him, but their identities are different. probably understands his embarrassing situation, he never cares about political affairs, and the friends he makes are all children who are not involved in politics, and he has never shown his covetousness for the East Palace. Such a prince, since the beginning of this year, suddenly came into contact with Shen Hanxi, which is a bit unexpected.

On the willow shooting field over there, King Chengwu won another step over the generals who competed in the same field, and the three princes who invited him over took the lead in clapping: "Uncle Wang, shoot well!" ”

The rest of the people also applauded: "It is worthy of being the king of Chengwu, it is really good at riding and shooting!" It seems that today, no one in the tiger camp can get out of the right hand of the king! ”

Song Ran thought, as soon as he heard this, he was stirring up trouble.

King Chengwu has just entered Beijing, so he is so high-profile in the willow shooting competition in the Tiger Camp, didn't he deliberately incur jealousy and hatred for himself?

She glanced at a few people dressed as generals, and sure enough, there were already fierce eyes in someone's eyes.

However, she felt that King Chengwu didn't mean it, he just ...... Simply stunned.

As far as the eye can see, King Chengwu already has a handful of willow branches in his hands.

I saw him throw away those broken branches and scan the audience: "This king heard that the person who is the best at shooting willows in this capital is also here today, and this king wants to ask for advice." As he spoke, his gaze stopped on Shen Hanxi, "Lord Shen, don't just look at it, come up and show your hand, so that everyone can also open their eyes." ”

The eyes on the field immediately fell on Shen Hanxi's body, and King Chengwu looked at him even more provocatively, his eyes burning.

Shen Hanxi was calm and relaxed: "The prince wears Yang Shot Willow and hits every shot, and he has already won the applause of the audience, and the official is purely following the eldest prince to join in the fun today, and if he is not well prepared, he will not accompany him." ”

He didn't have a riding and shooting outfit on him, just an ordinary moon white regular suit, and it seemed that he really had no intention of playing.

King Chengwu didn't intend to let him go like this: "I want to come to the eldest prince to invite Lord Shen to come, and I also admire Lord Shen's reputation. Since Lord Shen is here today, if he doesn't end up, he should be more amorous. ”

The third prince also chimed in: "Yes, Lord Shen, His Royal Highness also wants to see your demeanor!" ”

The second prince said to the eldest prince: "Elder brother of the emperor, Lord Shen was invited by you, you can say something quickly." ”

When the eldest prince heard this, he turned his face to Shen Hanxi and said in a consultative tone: "Lord Shen, since you are here, don't let everyone go home disappointed." ”

Shen Hanxi rode the tiger hard, and finally handed the teacup in his hand to the woman standing beside him.

A sergeant immediately led the horse and waited aside.

Another brocade-clothed sergeant stepped forward and tied the quiver to his waist, and after the equipment was arranged, he turned over and got on his horse, took the bow and arrow presented by the people below, and smiled: "This officer has not held a bow for many years." ”

Several sergeants on the field quickly removed the wicker by one foot, inserted it into the soil for five inches, and tied red and white handkerchiefs on it to distinguish it. In order to familiarize himself with the feel, Shen Hanxi put an arrow on the bow, hooked the string with a wrench, and shot at the arrow target on the sidelines carelessly.

The birds on the willow tree next to him were startled, and the arrow that left his hand was right in the bull's-eye, not half an inch.

King Chengwu was the first to praise: "Lord Shen is a good archeryman!" ”

I thought that he was a person from a civil servant, and how good his archery skills were, but who knew with his own eyes that this commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard Division did have two brushes.

The others on the field were also secretly amazed.

King Chengwu was even more interested, and said loudly: "Lord Shen, the willow has been inserted, let's start." With that, he galloped and drew his bow and shot one first. The drums and cheers rang out at the same time, and he sat on his horse and turned his head, his eyes full of flamboyance.

Shen Hanxi also smiled and rode his horse to catch up.

When I saw him on weekdays, I always looked graceful and indifferent, but I didn't expect that he not only had amazing archery skills, but also very good riding skills, and he didn't lose to King Chengwu. Both of them are rare masters of riding and archery, and their demeanor is even more outstanding, and the people on the field are amazed.

Song Ran couldn't help but see the god, and the sergeant who was beating the drum on the sidelines also forgot to raise the drumstick for a while.

After nine rounds of competition, no winner was decided, until they were both sweating profusely, and then they got off their horses to rest.

King Chengwu walked to the sidelines, took off his coat, and his attendant handed him a cup of mung bean licorice drink with ice, and he took it and drank it all. Turning his head to look at the man who was still calm not far away, he put aside the festivals with him, and sighed from the bottom of his heart: "Lord Shen really deserves his reputation, and this king is convinced." ”

Shen Hanxi was asking people to remove the quiver on his body, and lazily responded: "The victory is not divided, and the prince's words are a little annoying to the official." ”

King Chengwu pushed away the maid who was wiping his sweat and took the willow branch that was shot by Shen Hanxi: "Lord Shen's arrows are all shot at three inches above the ground of the willow branch, and this king is still not as good as Lord Shen's head." ”

Shen Hanxi said: "The prince is not bad, he has already competed with various generals for several games before, and he can still have such physical strength, and this official also admires it very much." ”

King Chengwu smiled and said: "After a while, the archers of the Lingbei Army will also have a cavalry and archery competition, and at that time, this king will invite Lord Shen again, and also ask Lord Shen to appreciate his face." ”

Although he is still unsatisfied today, considering that it is a willow shooting competition in the tiger camp, it is difficult for him to continue to dominate.

After that, he sat back down and continued to watch the generals shoot willows.

Song Ran, who was standing behind the crowd, couldn't help but sigh: "Lord Shen...... It's really amazing. ”

Xia Xiaoqiu also muttered, "King Chengwu is also very good. Shicai has already consumed so much physical strength, and he is not even inferior to adults. ”

Song Ran withdrew his gaze from King Chengwu, who was arrogantly raising Erlang's legs, and said to Xia Xiaoqiu: "Look and see, Lord Xia, shouldn't we go back?" ”

He was still in high spirits: "What's the hurry, I'm still waiting to see Long Pan's joke!" Looking around, looking for the shadow of the dragon, "What about this guy?" He said to Song Ran again, "I'll go find Long Pan, and by the way, I'll help you get some drinks, you just stand here, but don't run around." ”

Without waiting for Song Ran to stop him, he had already turned around and ran away.

There were many people in the school field, including soldiers from various armies, as well as servants and maids accompanied by various nobles, so Song Ran naturally did not dare to move. The place where she was standing was not far from the tent where Shen Hanxi and the eldest prince were, but they were surrounded by the front and back, so naturally they would not notice her as a little person.

Song Ran had nothing to cover the top of his head, and the sun was scorching badly, so he was indeed a little dry-mouthed.

She put her hand on her forehead as a curtain, anxiously waiting for Xia Xiaoqiu to come back, but suddenly a voice said to her: "You are from the Tingwei Division, right?" ”

When she turned her head, she saw a young general, holding tea in his hand, and a few ice cubes in the glass jar next to her.

The other party saw that she was wearing the clothes of the Tingwei Division, so he asked.

Song Ran couldn't deny it, so he had to hesitate and nodded. As a result, he pushed the tea tray into her arms like a savior, and said, "This is what Lord Shen and the eldest prince want, please send it for me, the third prince over there is also urging, thank you very much." ”

The man on duty with him was in a hurry, he was busy at both ends, and he didn't dare to slack off, and when he saw this little brocade man standing here, he wanted to have nothing to do, so he pushed the job to her.

"Wait ......"

Without waiting for Song Ran to refuse, the other party had already run away, she looked at the refreshments that had arrived in her hand at some point, and secretly said that it was not good.

Someone on the other side of the curtain urged: "Don't bring the refreshments yet!" How long do you have to keep the two masters waiting? ”

Song Ran had no choice but to go over and try to bury his head lower.